SQL Data Implementation Consultant
Posted 1 week ago by Trust In SODA
£525 Per day
Inside
Remote
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The SQL Data Implementation Consultant role is a pivotal position within the pensions industry, focusing on delivering client implementation projects to high standards. The consultant will leverage their technical and administrative skills while mentoring team members and driving best practices. This position involves collaborating with various stakeholders and managing complex client requirements in a controlled project environment. The role is remote and offers opportunities for professional growth and skill development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deputise for the Implementation Manager and act as an escalation point.
- Review, interpret and identify project & process impacts because of changes to pension legislation and technical guidance.
- Lead on complex client implementation projects.
- Gather and interpret client requirements and processes, then translate these into system solutions.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve client queries.
- Risk and issue identification as well as mitigation.
- Ensure efficient delivery of all project tasks.
- Mentor and coach Implementation Consultants and Implementation Analysts on the team.
- Drive best practice across the team and wider department.
- Provide a platform to drive forward continuous improvement.
- Responsible for and driving forward ad-hoc or unusual Implementation Scheme Benefits processes.
Key Skills:
- Great technical knowledge on defined benefit pension schemes and legislation.
- A pensions technical subject matter expert.
- In depth Defined Benefit pensions knowledge and thorough understanding/experience of Annuities, Defined Contribution pensions, Career Average Revalued Earnings schemes.
- Strong process driven experience and working to deadlines.
- Innovative solution delivery.
- Strong MS Excel skills.
- Strong stakeholder management experience as well as people management experience/skills.
- Strong analysis and problem-solving skills: can analyse scheme documentation and translate into internal processes, configuration, and setup.
- Identify quirks, oddities, and nuances.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Able to interpret scheme rules.
- Client relationship skills with the ability to use appropriate communication methods with stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience of working in a project environment.
Salary (Rate): £525 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
SQL Data Implementation Consultant – HIRING ASAP – Pensions Industry
Start date: ASAP
Duration: 4 Months
Location: Remote
Rate: £475 - £525 per day inside ir35
Summary: Are you looking for the next step in your pensions career? We have an exciting opportunity where you will use all the skills and knowledge that you have developed from an implementation, administrative or technical background. The role will allow you to progress new skills as you develop in the role. As part of the Scheme Benefits Team, you will be a key contributor to the delivery of client implementation projects to a high standard within a controlled project environment. The Scheme Benefits Team sits within our Implementation Department whose responsibility it is to implement first class pension administration solutions for our new and existing clients. Our span of projects can range from large blue chip strategic transformational deliveries through to small bespoke client solutions. Working closely with other stakeholders our activities and skills are wide and varied. In this role the Implementation Consultant (Level 3) will hold a pivotal role in any implementation project working alongside the Data Team to onboard data and the Configuration Team to automate calculations.
Responsibilities:
- Deputise for the Implementation Manager and act as an escalation point.
- Review, interpret and identify project & process impacts because of changes to pension legislation and technical guidance.
- Lead on complex client implementation projects.
- Gather and interpret client requirements and processes, then translate these into system solutions.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve client queries.
- Risk and issue identification as well as mitigation.
- Ensure efficient delivery of all project tasks.
- Mentor and coach Implementation Consultants and Implementation Analysts on the team.
- Drive best practice across the team and wider department.
- Provide a platform to drive forward continuous improvement.
- Responsible for and driving forward ad-hoc or unusual Implementation Scheme Benefits processes.
Skills:
- Great technical knowledge on defined benefit pension schemes and legislation
- A pensions technical subject matter expert
- In depth Defined Benefit pensions knowledge and thorough understanding/experience of Annuities, Defined Contribution pensions, Career Average Revalued Earnings schemes
- Strong process driven experience and working to deadlines.
- Innovative solution delivery
- Strong MS Excel skills
- Strong stakeholder management experience as well as people management experience/skills
- Strong analysis and problem-solving skills: can analyse scheme documentation and translate into internal processes, configuration, and setup.
- Identify quirks, oddities, and nuances.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Able to interpret scheme rules.
- Client relationship skills with the ability to use appropriate communication methods with stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience of working in a project environment